International power prog metal band BLACKWELDER signs record deal with Germany's GoldenCore Records/ZYX Music. BLACKWELDER is currently recording, mixing and mastering the yet untitled album for a release later this year. Hailing from the four corners of the world, BLACKWELDER is a brand new metal experience featuring some of the top names in Power Prog Metal today. Arguably the best singer in all of metal, Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear, ex-Gamma Ray) fronts this extraordinary outfit at the top of his game, alongside guitar virtuoso Andrew Szus (Seven Seraphim), Bjorn Englen (Dio Disciples, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) and Aquiles Priester (Hangar, ex-Angra) round out this unstoppable team of what quite possibly could be one of the greatest lineups metal has ever seen.

BLACKWELDER are:
Ralf Scheepers ' Vocals (Primal Fear, ex-Gamma Ray)
Andrew Szucs ' Guitar (Seven Seraphim)
Bjorn Englen ' Bass (Dio Disciples, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen)
Aquiles Priester ' Drums (Hangar, ex-Angra)